I have a rescued Russian Tortoise for sale for $100 (cash only). We've had him for years, but I don't feel he's getting the attention or care he needs from his 12-year-old owner, and I don't have the time I used to. This little guy had a rough start. I took him from a man who used to let his...
Today is 80+ degrees outside and we were putting up the pool so I figured it was the perfect time to introduce Chekhov to the outdoors. He was kept in a 20 gallon glass aquarium for the first years of his life, so this was his first outing.
Chekhov wouldn't come out of his shell until we...
After weeks of growing weeds from the Carolina Pet's Russian Weed Mixture... I was so excited to introduce Chekhov to it. He's been eating spring mix mostly, but has had a few dandelions as they creep up. I thought he'd LOVE some fresh munchies.
Nope... he just walked all over and...
I'm so loving my RT! I think it might be time for another though and the tort table is big enough. Is there another breed of tortoise that RT's get along with? I'm afraid to get another RT because if it's male I heard they fight. I've read contrasting information and would love to hear from...
I was so worried about my rescued Chekhov. I never saw him out of his hide. His food was gone, but I always have to dig him out of his hide to bathe him, which I feel kind of diminishes the safeness of a hide... but I NEVER caught him out of it!
So yesterday my youngest was down there...
It's been a long 2 weeks! When his bladder fell out the doctor was pretty sure he wasn't going to make it through the night. Well yesterday he got his stitches out and the vet even had a hard time holding onto him. When I first got him, he didn't fight a thing.
So he's doing great!! He...
Couple questions on my sickly Russian
1. He walks on his toenails. Is that normal? On coir he walks flat-footed but when he goes up on the rock that I feed him on, he walks on the tips of his toenails.
2. He hissed at me. o.O I was putting medicine on the plastron at his neck and he...
We finally got Chekov out of the box and into his new home. I had planned on it being bigger and painted, but he needed out of the box so it's only 2ft x 4ft and I'll have to paint it this summer when he can go outside.
It's nothing fancy but here's the outside view
The right side has...
When I woke up I found Chekov covered in blood with a pink grape looking thing coming out of his anus. The vet has him and I am waiting for word but I'm scared to death. It looked like a prolapsed rectum and I just pray he's ok and that I didn't do anything to cause it.
Just back back from the vet I've chosen for Chekov. He was pretty upset at the RT's condition but he said the little guy is going to make it with some help. He thinks it's male but said it's still a little early.
His findings... malnourished and dehydrated. No shocker there.
His...
I won't repeat the LONG prior post, but needless to say I have an RT now, WAY ahead of schedule! I think his nails are too long though so he needs a nice rock to eat off of. The ground is frozen here so I can't just dig one up. Is there something you know of to buy (Pet store, Lowes, etc?)...
So I called Animal Control about a Russian Tort that I saw advertised that was being fed fruit loops, kept in a 20 gallon aquarium with no hide and no heat lamp and no substrate, just the glass bottom of the aquarium...
I explained to them that I'm setting up a tort table this weekend, the...
I don't have a tortoise yet but I hope to in the next couple of months. It'll be a Russian.
Anyway... in researching foods, I think it'd be fun to have my 8 and 10 year old daughters grow plants for the RT to eat. So if I get chia and dandelion seeds, how long in advance should I start...
Wanted to run this list by ya'll and make sure I'm not missing anything. There's sooooo much information, some conflicting, but this is what I've found that is constant for a new RT:
Building a 3x8' tortoise table (does this need lined with something on the bottom?)
Will feed on a flat rock...
I'm in the middle of researching an RT as a family pet. My question though is... do they bite? I realize that any animal can bite and personalities come into question, but as a general rule... are they 'nippy'?
I ask because I have 8 and 10 year old girls that I'd rather not have nipped at...
Nope, no tortoise yet. It's coming! I'm still in the massive research phase, but I'm getting so much conflicting info that I thought I'd say hello and get help as I set up for a new arrival.
Goal : Russian Tortoise (preferably male)
Home : I'm making a 3x8' tortoise table that will have a...